Etymology

alveolodental

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Today it means: Relating to the alveolus and the teeth Full definition →

English dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  2. Proto-Italic*aulos?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Italic*alwos?
  5. Latinalvus
  6. Latinalveus
  7. Latinalveolus
  8. Englishalveolus
  9. Englishalveolo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  12. Proto-Italic*dents
  13. Latindēns
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Medieval Latindentālis
  17. Middle Frenchdenta
  18. Late Latindentālis
  19. Englishdental
  20. English todayalveolodental

From alveolo- + dental.

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